Biggest Opening Weeks at the Box Office

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OPENING WEEKS
(Friday – Thursday Opening Weeks)

Note: Sort by Rank or any other column to view all wide releases.

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Average	Total Gross^	Date**
1	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$270,019,373	43.3%	4,349	$62,088	$623,357,910	5/4/12
2	The Dark Knight	WB	$238,615,211	44.7%	4,366	$54,653	$533,345,358	7/18/08
3	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	WB	$226,117,069	59.3%	4,375	$51,684	$381,011,219	7/15/11
4	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$225,011,359	50.2%	4,404	$51,092	$448,139,099	7/20/12
5	Iron Man 3	BV	$212,421,084	63.0%	4,253	$49,946	$337,073,000	5/3/13
6	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	BV	$196,019,502	46.3%	4,133	$47,428	$423,315,812	7/7/06
7	The Hunger Games	LGF	$189,932,838	46.6%	4,137	$45,911	$408,010,692	3/23/12
8	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Sum.	$188,077,665	63.4%	4,042	$46,531	$296,623,634	11/20/09
9	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2	LG/S	$183,724,670	62.8%	4,070	$45,141	$292,324,737	11/16/12
10	Spider-Man 3	Sony	$182,070,572	54.1%	4,252	$42,820	$336,530,303	5/4/07
11	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Sum.	$179,148,435	63.7%	4,066	$44,060	$281,287,133	11/18/11
12	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1	WB	$169,969,028	57.4%	4,125	$41,205	$295,983,305	11/19/10
13	Toy Story 3	BV	$167,551,682	40.4%	4,028	$41,597	$415,004,880	6/18/10
14	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	BV	$160,099,024	51.7%	4,362	$36,703	$309,420,425	5/25/07
15	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	P/DW	$159,924,060	39.8%	4,234	$37,771	$402,111,870	6/24/09
16	Iron Man 2	Par.	$159,159,871	50.9%	4,380	$36,338	$312,433,331	5/7/10
17	Spider-Man	Sony	$151,622,504	37.6%	3,615	$41,943	$403,706,375	5/3/02
18	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$150,428,880	39.6%	3,661	$41,090	$380,270,577	5/19/05
19	Shrek the Third	P/DW	$149,431,119	46.3%	4,122	$36,252	$322,719,944	5/18/07
20	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	P/DW	$149,210,077	42.3%	4,088	$36,500	$352,390,543	6/29/11
21	Spider-Man 2	Sony	$147,002,059	39.3%	4,152	$35,405	$373,585,825	6/30/04
22	Alice in Wonderland (2010)	BV	$146,625,356	43.9%	3,728	$39,331	$334,191,110	3/5/10
23	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	WB	$146,283,069	50.4%	3,858	$37,917	$290,013,036	11/18/05
24	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Par.	$145,840,212	46.0%	4,260	$34,235	$317,101,119	5/22/08
25	Shrek 2	DW	$143,790,172	32.6%	4,163	$34,540	$441,226,247	5/19/04
26	X-Men: The Last Stand	Fox	$141,331,162	60.3%	3,690	$38,301	$234,362,462	5/26/06
27	Avatar	Fox	$137,094,001	18.3%	3,452	$39,714	$749,766,139	12/18/09
28	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	WB	$129,490,758	40.8%	3,672	$35,264	$317,575,550	11/16/01
29	Iron Man	Par.	$123,134,395	38.7%	4,105	$29,996	$318,412,101	5/2/08
30	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	WB	$123,064,649	49.3%	3,855	$31,923	$249,541,069	6/4/04
31	The Hangover Part II	WB	$122,816,593	48.3%	3,615	$33,974	$254,464,305	5/26/11
32	The Matrix Reloaded	WB	$121,361,422	43.1%	3,603	$33,683	$281,576,461	5/15/03
33	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	NL	$120,199,783	31.9%	3,703	$32,460	$377,027,325	12/17/03
34	The Passion of the Christ	NM	$119,304,050	32.2%	3,043	$39,206	$370,274,604	2/25/04
35	Skyfall	Sony	$117,637,108	38.7%	3,505	$33,563	$304,360,277	11/9/12
36	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	BV	$113,595,287	47.1%	4,155	$27,339	$241,071,802	5/20/11
37	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	WB	$113,152,900	37.3%	4,045	$27,974	$303,003,568	12/14/12
38	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	WB	$112,748,772	38.6%	4,285	$26,312	$292,004,738	7/11/07
39	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	WB	$111,647,004	37.0%	4,325	$25,814	$301,959,197	7/15/09
40	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$111,164,350	36.8%	3,161	$35,167	$302,191,252	5/16/02
41	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	NL	$111,143,998	32.7%	3,622	$30,686	$339,789,881	12/18/02
42	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$110,917,399	36.9%	4,468	$24,825	$300,531,751	6/30/10
43	X2: X-Men United	Fox	$107,644,861	50.1%	3,741	$28,774	$214,949,694	5/2/03
44	Fast Five	Uni.	$107,333,965	51.2%	3,644	$29,455	$209,837,675	4/29/11
45	Austin Powers in Goldmember	NL	$107,005,501	50.2%	3,613	$29,617	$213,307,889	7/26/02
46	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	WB	$106,131,568	40.5%	3,682	$28,824	$261,988,482	11/15/02
47	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Uni.	$104,860,760	45.8%	3,281	$31,960	$229,086,679	5/23/97
48	I Am Legend	WB	$103,265,293	40.3%	3,606	$28,637	$256,393,010	12/14/07
49	The Simpsons Movie	Fox	$102,949,705	56.2%	3,922	$26,249	$183,135,014	7/27/07
50	Oz The Great and Powerful	BV	$102,803,622	44.5%	3,912	$26,279	$231,238,000	3/8/13
51	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	$102,624,147	57.1%	4,099	$25,036	$179,883,157	5/1/09
52	The Da Vinci Code	Sony	$102,481,037	47.1%	3,735	$27,438	$217,536,138	5/19/06
53	Sherlock Holmes	WB	$102,102,956	48.8%	3,626	$28,159	$209,028,679	12/25/09
54	Transformers	P/DW	$102,078,654	32.0%	4,011	$25,450	$319,246,193	7/3/07
55	Star Trek	Par.	$100,610,837	39.0%	3,849	$26,139	$257,730,019	5/8/09
56	The Day After Tomorrow	Fox	$100,609,179	53.9%	3,425	$29,375	$186,740,799	5/28/04
57	Rush Hour 2	NL	$100,408,069	44.4%	3,118	$32,203	$226,164,286	8/3/01
58	Inception	WB	$100,158,412	34.2%	3,792	$26,413	$292,576,195	7/16/10
59	Bruce Almighty	Uni.	$100,066,590	41.2%	3,483	$28,730	$242,829,261	5/23/03
60	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$99,354,493	23.0%	2,970	$33,453	$431,088,295	5/19/99
61	War of the Worlds	Par.	$98,826,764	42.2%	3,908	$25,288	$234,280,354	6/29/05
62	The Bourne Ultimatum	Uni.	$98,673,300	43.4%	3,660	$26,960	$227,471,070	8/3/07
63	Brave	BV	$97,673,691	41.2%	4,164	$23,457	$237,283,207	6/22/12
64	Finding Nemo	BV	$97,454,140	28.7%	3,374	$28,884	$339,714,978	5/30/03
65	Meet the Fockers	Uni.	$96,322,845	34.5%	3,518	$27,380	$279,261,160	12/22/04
66	300	WB	$96,288,328	45.7%	3,103	$31,031	$210,614,939	3/9/07
67	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Fox	$96,205,277	53.4%	3,500	$27,487	$180,011,740	7/27/01
68	WALL-E	BV	$94,686,825	42.3%	3,992	$23,719	$223,808,164	6/27/08
69	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Fox	$94,013,649	42.8%	3,700	$25,409	$219,614,612	12/23/09
70	Twilight	Sum.	$93,362,477	48.4%	3,425	$27,259	$192,769,854	11/21/08
71	Up	BV	$93,072,435	31.8%	3,766	$24,714	$293,004,164	5/29/09
72	The Incredibles	BV	$93,004,485	35.6%	3,933	$23,647	$261,441,092	11/5/04
73	Captain America: The First Avenger	Par.	$91,867,268	52.0%	3,715	$24,729	$176,654,505	7/22/11
74	Cars 2	BV	$90,930,615	47.5%	4,115	$22,097	$191,452,396	6/24/11
75	The Amazing Spider-Man	Sony	$90,854,677	34.7%	4,318	$21,041	$262,030,663	7/3/12
76	Hancock	Sony	$90,760,877	39.8%	3,965	$22,891	$227,946,274	7/2/08
77	Shrek Forever After	P/DW	$89,750,351	37.6%	4,359	$20,590	$238,736,787	5/21/10
78	Pearl Harbor	BV	$89,295,163	45.0%	3,214	$27,783	$198,542,554	5/25/01
79	Fast and Furious	Uni.	$89,259,190	57.6%	3,461	$25,790	$155,064,265	4/3/09
80	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	NL	$89,248,852	28.5%	3,359	$26,570	$313,364,114	12/19/01
81	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	BV	$88,402,703	40.2%	3,832	$23,070	$219,964,115	12/21/07
82	Signs	BV	$88,264,037	38.7%	3,264	$27,042	$227,966,634	8/2/02
83	Superman Returns	WB	$87,768,980	43.9%	4,065	$21,591	$200,081,192	6/28/06
84	Ted	Uni.	$87,647,345	40.1%	3,239	$27,060	$218,815,487	6/29/12
85	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	WB	$85,805,554	41.6%	3,770	$22,760	$206,459,076	7/15/05
86	Despicable Me	Uni.	$85,630,895	34.0%	3,476	$24,635	$251,513,985	7/9/10
87	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Uni.	$84,977,355	32.7%	3,134	$27,115	$260,044,825	11/17/00
88	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	P/DW	$84,950,532	39.3%	4,258	$19,951	$216,391,482	6/8/12
89	Thor	Par.	$84,752,317	46.8%	3,955	$21,429	$181,030,624	5/6/11
90	The Mummy Returns	Uni.	$84,293,785	41.7%	3,401	$24,785	$202,019,785	5/4/01
91	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$83,677,338	38.8%	4,114	$20,340	$215,434,591	6/6/08
92	Cars	BV	$83,323,649	34.1%	3,985	$20,909	$244,082,982	6/9/06
93	MIB 3	Sony	$83,003,553	46.4%	4,248	$19,539	$179,020,854	5/25/12
94	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	Uni.	$82,878,830	38.7%	3,729	$22,225	$214,030,500	3/2/12
95	Mission: Impossible II	Par.	$82,701,049	38.4%	3,653	$22,639	$215,409,889	5/24/00
96	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	NL	$82,216,507	39.9%	3,312	$24,824	$206,040,086	6/11/99
97	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$82,082,841	48.8%	3,451	$23,785	$168,368,427	11/14/08
98	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fox	$81,928,079	41.9%	3,964	$20,668	$195,330,621	3/31/06
99	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$81,887,894	45.5%	4,056	$20,189	$180,010,950	11/7/08
100	Hulk	Uni.	$81,745,680	61.8%	3,660	$22,335	$132,177,234	6/20/03
101	2012	Sony	$81,721,057	49.2%	3,404	$24,007	$166,112,167	11/13/09
102	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	BV	$81,331,961	27.9%	3,616	$22,492	$291,710,957	12/9/05
103	Clash of the Titans (2010)	WB	$80,938,310	49.6%	3,777	$21,429	$163,214,888	4/2/10
104	Ratatouille	BV	$80,517,305	39.0%	3,940	$20,436	$206,445,654	6/29/07
105	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Fox	$79,796,400	45.0%	4,096	$19,482	$177,243,721	5/22/09
106	Independence Day	Fox	$79,196,019	25.9%	2,882	$27,480	$306,169,268	7/3/96
107	Night at the Museum	Fox	$79,055,249	31.5%	3,688	$21,436	$250,863,268	12/22/06
108	Jurassic Park	Uni.	$78,584,853	22.0%	2,425	$32,406	$357,067,947	6/11/93
109	Sex and the City	WB (NL)	$77,958,978	51.1%	3,285	$23,732	$152,647,258	5/30/08
110	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Fox	$77,453,559	58.7%	3,959	$19,564	$131,921,738	6/15/07
111	Fantastic Four	Fox	$77,412,492	50.0%	3,602	$21,492	$154,696,080	7/8/05
112	Batman Forever	WB	$77,403,197	42.1%	2,842	$27,235	$184,031,112	6/16/95
113	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$77,375,919	43.8%	3,648	$21,211	$176,760,185	8/5/11
114	The Karate Kid	Sony	$77,253,944	43.7%	3,663	$21,090	$176,591,618	6/11/10
115	Monsters, Inc.	BV	$76,599,345	29.9%	3,237	$23,664	$255,873,250	11/2/01
116	Men in Black	Sony	$76,457,208	30.5%	3,020	$25,317	$250,690,539	7/2/97
117	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Par.	$76,253,188	50.8%	4,007	$19,030	$150,201,498	8/7/09
118	X-Men	Fox	$75,850,059	48.2%	3,025	$25,074	$157,299,717	7/14/00
119	Scooby-Doo	WB	$75,834,802	49.5%	3,447	$22,000	$153,294,164	6/14/02
120	Snow White and the Huntsman	Uni.	$75,478,685	48.6%	3,773	$20,005	$155,332,381	6/1/12
121	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	BV	$74,977,536	24.5%	3,269	$22,936	$305,413,918	7/9/03
122	The Incredible Hulk	Uni.	$74,919,370	55.6%	3,505	$21,375	$134,806,913	6/13/08
123	The Bourne Supremacy	Uni.	$74,662,180	42.4%	3,165	$23,590	$176,241,941	7/23/04
124	X-Men: First Class	Fox	$73,894,349	50.5%	3,641	$20,295	$146,408,305	6/3/11
125	Hannibal	MGM	$73,874,502	44.7%	3,230	$22,871	$165,092,268	2/9/01
126	I, Robot	Fox	$73,395,224	50.7%	3,420	$21,461	$144,801,023	7/16/04
127	Men in Black II	Sony	$73,185,365	38.4%	3,557	$20,575	$190,418,803	7/3/02
128	The Perfect Storm	WB	$73,076,981	40.0%	3,407	$21,449	$182,618,434	6/30/00
129	Madagascar	DW	$72,267,556	37.3%	4,131	$17,494	$193,595,521	5/27/05
130	Monsters Vs. Aliens	P/DW	$72,190,222	36.4%	4,104	$17,590	$198,351,526	3/27/09
131	The Hangover	WB	$71,974,102	26.0%	3,269	$22,017	$277,322,503	6/5/09
132	Jurassic Park III	Uni.	$71,667,535	39.6%	3,434	$20,870	$181,171,875	7/18/01
133	King Kong	Uni.	$71,271,230	32.7%	3,568	$19,975	$218,080,025	12/14/05
134	Green Lantern	WB	$70,961,421	60.9%	3,816	$18,596	$116,601,172	6/17/11
135	Batman Begins	WB	$70,770,878	34.5%	3,858	$18,344	$205,343,774	6/15/05
136	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Fox	$70,660,963	37.9%	3,424	$20,637	$186,336,279	6/10/05
137	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	Par.	$70,547,746	33.7%	3,448	$20,460	$209,397,903	12/21/11
138	Big Daddy	Sony	$70,491,929	43.1%	3,027	$23,288	$163,479,795	6/25/99
139	Die Another Day	MGM	$70,369,517	43.7%	3,324	$21,170	$160,942,139	11/22/02
140	Kung Fu Panda 2	P/DW	$70,336,329	42.6%	3,925	$17,920	$165,249,063	5/26/11
141	Valentine's Day	WB	$70,262,086	63.6%	3,665	$19,171	$110,485,654	2/12/10
142	Wanted	Uni.	$70,136,325	52.1%	3,175	$22,090	$134,508,551	6/27/08

Note: Sort by Rank or any other column to view all wide releases.

CHART NOTES
* Week equals Friday throug Thursday. Movies that do not have a 7-day opening gross are not included on this chart.
^ Total Gross does include additional releases, if any.
** First weekend of wide release.